Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Missing Clayton boy, 14, found safe

Feb 4, 2012 4:26 am

A 14-year-old boy who disappeared from a Jonesboro gas station Monday after getting in a car with an unknown man was found safe Friday night, Channel 2 Action News reported.

Judge orders Midtown homeless shelter handed over to United Way

Feb 4, 2012 12:31 am

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Craig Schwall on Friday ordered the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless to hand over control of its controversial Midtown shelter to the United Way this month.

Johns Creek explores new funding for crumbling streets

Feb 3, 2012 11:50 pm

Johns Creek's crumbling road system, in the cross hairs of a surging commuter population, will crumble more if the city doesn't do something soon, a recent study has concluded.

Judge: Obama eligible to be Georgia candidate

Feb 3, 2012 11:22 pm

President Barack Obamas name will remain on the Georgia primary ballot after a state law judge flatly rejected legal challenges that contend he can not be a candidate. In a 10-page order, Judge Mich...

Cobb man charged with being unlicensed dentist

Feb 3, 2012 10:56 pm

A 58-year-old Cobb County man has been arrested and charged with practicing dentistry without a license, a felony, after he allegedly set up an illegal dental office in an apartment in Marietta, Cha...

Settlement nears in lawsuit pitting Gwinnett against cities

Feb 3, 2012 10:35 pm

A settlement may be near in a long-running lawsuit between Gwinnett County and its 15 cities. The Loganville City Council will meet Tuesday night to approve a final agreement with Gwinnett County in ...

Woodstock chief financial officer resigned under threat of firing

Feb 3, 2012 10:31 pm

Woodstock City Manager Jeff Moon said Friday that he demanded the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Henry Bucci because two outside annual audits in a row had found that the city Finance Departme...

Cops: Ex-boyfriend wrecked woman's home, then tried to burn it down

Feb 3, 2012 10:09 pm

An Atlanta man wrecked his ex-girlfriend's Lithonia house before setting it on fire, police said. Wayman Dewayne Mitchell, 46, was arrested Wednesday and charged with arson and making terroristic thr...

Hotel Midtown to become a Hyatt with $21 million redevelopment

Feb 3, 2012 9:38 pm

Hotel Midtown, an unbranded lodger at Peachtree and 10th streets, is becoming a Hyatt. Noble Investment Group, which owns several properties in metro Atlanta, including the W Midtown, plans to spend ...

APS superintendent proposes changes in front office

Feb 3, 2012 9:23 pm

Atlanta Superintendent Erroll B. Davis is proposing a reorganization of the districts central office that he says will save the school system $500,000 and provide better support for teaching and learn...

News from Macon and Central Georgia from The Macon News

Coliseum Heart Institute offering free heart screening, fitness event

Feb 4, 2012 4:57 am

The Coliseum Heart Institute of the Coliseum Medical Centers in Macon is sponsoring a free heart screening and fitness event next week.

Wagoner announces plans to run for Bibb Commission chairman

Feb 4, 2012 4:52 am

Macon businessman Tom O. Wagoner announced Friday that he’s running for chairman of the Bibb County Commission.

Missing Barnesville and High Falls girls safe; alleged abductors charged

Feb 4, 2012 4:49 am

Two 14-year-old girls authorities said were taken from their houses Wednesday night in Monroe and Lamar counties were headed back home Friday and their alleged abductors were awaiting extradition, acc...

Georgia House approves revised $18.6B budget

Feb 4, 2012 4:45 am

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta would get hundreds of millions dollars in transportation funding while Georgia farmers would get help finding workers they say were driven away by a crackdown on illegal immig...

Macon Police training academy renamed

Feb 4, 2012 4:41 am

A renaming ceremony of the Macon Police Department’s training academy was held Friday. The training academy's name was changed to the Ben T. Watkins Macon Police Training Academy. Watkins was...

Staff cuts, longer school days among ideas Dallemand presents to the board of education for Bibb schools

Feb 4, 2012 4:40 am

The Bibb County school system’s new strategic plan aims to cut staff and close up to 12 schools, saving the system more than $23 million over several years.

Burglaries, thefts up by 5 percent in Macon in 2011

Feb 4, 2012 4:30 am

Reported crime in the city of Macon increased by 5 percent in 2011 compared to 2010.

Public eye still on Macon-Bibb animal shelter

Feb 4, 2012 4:25 am

Furor among rescue groups over operation of the Macon-Bibb County animal shelter may have died down, but a new forum to debate the shelter’s future is scheduled for next week.

Bibb County joins newest border dispute fight

Feb 4, 2012 4:22 am

Bibb County is now fighting in the latest battleground in the Bibb-Monroe county border dispute.

Political Notebook: Saving ... something

Feb 4, 2012 4:20 am

The city of Warner Robins is saving trees and/or time with spanking new iPads for City Council members.

News from South Georgia from WALB

Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

Feb 4, 2012 5:32 am

Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearl...

Moultrie Auto Swapmeet this weekend

Feb 4, 2012 5:26 am

Spence field has turned into car enthusiast heaven, the annual Automotive Swap Meet in Moultrie kicks off this weekend with high expectations. Jerry Kelley,  event coordinator says, ...

Jimmy Fallon's "Super Bowl Special" airs live after the big game

Feb 4, 2012 5:19 am

Fallon is well aware Sunday is likely to give his show its biggest audience ever.

Another fatality on Highway 19

Feb 4, 2012 4:42 am

A woman was killed Friday night in a crash with a tractor trailer on U.S. Highway 19.

Firefighter finds his stolen property while responding to a call

Feb 4, 2012 4:35 am

When a California firefighter responded to a medical call, he knew some of the items in the home looked familiar.

Giant NY Giants fan fills his home with memorabilia

Feb 4, 2012 4:06 am

When you walk into Jack Barletta's Branford, CT home, you can tell he's a Giants fan.

Warm weather is making plants blossom early

Feb 3, 2012 11:19 pm

The warm weather that we've seen this year has caused some plants to blossom early.

Community leaders assume honorary command

Feb 3, 2012 11:10 pm

The civilians share the information they learn with others throughout the community and base leaders learn more about the Lowndes County community.

Extreme drought continues to grip South Georgia

Feb 3, 2012 11:04 pm

Dry weather continues around South Georgia, with below normal rainfall expected over the next few months.

Support a good by going to thrift sale

Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm

At the Valdosta Junior Service League's First Annual Tossed and Found Thrift Sale you can find high quality items at low prices and it's for a good cause.

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Komen changes course on Planned Parenthood funding

Feb 4, 2012 2:20 am

Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed course Friday on its decision to stop funding the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, apologizing in a statement for causing any confusion about its mission ...

Judge: Obama eligible to be Georgia candidate

Feb 3, 2012 11:22 pm

President Barack Obamas name will remain on the Georgia primary ballot after a state law judge flatly rejected legal challenges that contend he can not be a candidate. In a 10-page order, Judge Mich...

Rental truck runs off I-20, overturns along Yellow River

Feb 3, 2012 8:01 pm

A motorist from South Carolina was injured early Friday when a rental truck ran off I-20 in Newton County and overturned down an embankment.

House passes gas tax revenue fix

Feb 3, 2012 4:19 pm

The House passed a bill Friday that would free up about $1 billion in motor fuel tax revenue to be used for transportation projects, including a toll road project in Cobb and Cherokee counties.

Officer at Gainesville juvenile facility fired over inappropriate relationship'

Feb 3, 2012 1:05 pm

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - State officials have fired a correctional officer they say had an inappropriate relationship with an Athens teenager who was being held in the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention C...

Komen withdrawal of funds leaves Handel in spotlight

Feb 3, 2012 2:49 am

Praise and scorn rained down on Karen Handel Thursday, as both foes and supporters of abortion rights credited the former Georgia secretary of state for the Susan G.

Vote gives OK to constitutional amendment helping charter schools

Feb 2, 2012 11:14 pm

Charter school supporters claimed a first-round victory late Thursday in their fight to override last year's Georgia Supreme Court ruling, declaring that the state cannot approve and fund charter scho...

Rockdale deputy on leave in Heritage High probe

Feb 2, 2012 9:00 pm

A school resource officer at Heritage High School in Conyers has been placed on administrative leave and the GBI has been called in to investigate a possible inappropriate relationship between the off...

This kat' agrees with Gen. Beauregard's spring forecast

Feb 2, 2012 5:40 pm

An early spring is a sure thing, according to Georgias most famous groundhog, General Beauregard Leeafter he emerged from his home at Gwinnett Countys Yellow River Game Ranch on a cloudy Thursday morn...

Groundhog Day | Gen. Lee sees no shadow, predicts early spring

Feb 2, 2012 3:27 pm

Georgias most famous groundhog, General Beauregard Lee, declared spring to be just around the corner after emerging from his plantation-style home at Gwinnett Countys Yellow River Game Ranch on a clou...